W: (E) 5A: Student Learning Teams; 5 B: Work on projects.
HW: Independent reading; catch up on project work if needed.
Th (F) 5A: Work on projects; 5B: Student Learning Teams HW: Independent reading; catch upon project work if needed. Projects due at the beginning of class tomorrow. Web page designers, newspaper article writers: if you are finished, send a digital copy to sdavis@stmes.org or share via your USB drive.
F (A):Continue work on projects as needed. HW: Complete projects as needed (send digital copy to sdavis@stmes.org OR be prepared to share a copy via USB drive on Monday; independent reading.
Week 4 (April 8-12) M (B) Projects due (let me know on Monday if you have any problems); introduction to reading plays; show Digital Stories Hand out The Miracle Worker Discuss: What is different about reading plays? What do you predict about this play based on the book cover?
Read silently as I check in your Independent Reading Projects; discuss opening scene -- what do we know?
Show Digital Stories
HW: Independent Reading T (C) Begin The Miracle Worker; show Digital Stories
HW: Independent Reading W (D) Student Learning Teams HW: Independent Reading Th (E) Do in class: English Workshop, Chapter 10: Parts of Speech: Nouns, Pronouns (pp. 101-104) Review answers in class. HW: Independent Reading
F (F) Do in class: English Workshop, Chapter 10: Parts of Speech: Adjectives, Proper and Demonstrative Adjectives Review answers in class.
HW: Independent Reading
T (D) Continue to work on projects.
HW: Post reports to Student Learning Teams.
Sample News Article:
"Katniss Almost Said No to Hunger Games"
(Teen Tribune)
Sample Informational Web Page (designed with "flyer" template in Word):
Web version. (Private: requires password)
W: (E) 5A: Student Learning Teams; 5 B: Work on projects.
HW: Independent reading; catch up on project work if needed.
Th (F) 5A: Work on projects; 5B: Student Learning Teams
HW: Independent reading; catch upon project work if needed. Projects due at the beginning of class tomorrow. Web page designers, newspaper article writers: if you are finished, send a digital copy to sdavis@stmes.org or share via your USB drive.
F (A):Continue work on projects as needed.
HW: Complete projects as needed (send digital copy to sdavis@stmes.org OR be prepared to share a copy via USB drive on Monday; independent reading.
Week 4 (April 8-12)
M (B) Projects due (let me know on Monday if you have any problems); introduction to reading plays; show Digital Stories
Hand out The Miracle Worker
Discuss: What is different about reading plays? What do you predict about this play based on the book cover?
Read silently as I check in your Independent Reading Projects; discuss opening scene -- what do we know?
Show Digital Stories
HW: Independent Reading
T (C) Begin The Miracle Worker; show Digital Stories
HW: Independent Reading
W (D) Student Learning Teams
HW: Independent Reading
Th (E) Do in class: English Workshop, Chapter 10: Parts of Speech: Nouns, Pronouns (pp. 101-104)
Review answers in class.
HW: Independent Reading
5A Digital Story
5B Digital Story
F (F) Do in class: English Workshop, Chapter 10: Parts of Speech: Adjectives, Proper and Demonstrative Adjectives
Review answers in class.
HW: Independent Reading
5A Digital Stories
https://voicethread.com/share/4250758/
https://voicethread.com/share/4254767/
5B Digital Story